What: Is/Is When: Nov. 19 Where: Cause, 3001 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis   ThereâÄôs no time like the present. Following that strain of logic, thereâÄôs no time like the present to...

âÄúLeOâÄù Artist: Haley Bonar Label: Self-Released   Even though she hails from South Dakota, Haley Bonar is easily a homegrown indie-sweetheart of the Twin Cities. Her presence within...

What: The Pines When: Nov. 12 Where: Dakota Jazz Club Cost: $20   Straight from the heart of the Midwest, folk-duo The Pines have grown into a force to be reckoned with. As they round out a tour to...

What: Jay Farrar When: Nov. 5 Where: Turf Club Cost: $16   In America, 20-some years ago, a group of kids made a permanent and rebellious musical mark. They defied the norms of popularity and boldly...

What: Red Pens âÄúLimitationsâÄù EP release show When: Nov. 6 Where: 7th St. Entry, 701 First Ave. Cost: $7     ItâÄôs hard not to love the Minneapolis band, Red Pens....

Thursday Dandy Warhols Fine Line Music Cafe 8 p.m. $20   If you havenâÄôt listened to the Dandy Warhols in the last fifteen years, then I have to sadly assume that you just donâÄôt...

Not unlike a Facebook page, Halloween offers a template to display individuality âÄî our bodies. Regrettably, as men and women of the University of Minnesota, the sweet benefits of trick-or-treating...

What: The Vaselines with the Dum Dum Girls When: Oct.27th Where: The Varsity Theater Cost: $18 The early âÄô90s were an important time for the charming Scottish duo The Vaselines. They released...

St. Paul Art Crawl When: Oct. 6-8 Where: Various studios in Lowertown St. Paul Cost: Free   Bohemia has an area code, and itâÄôs 651. Though the college-age crowd may find our capital city...

What: MN Walk of Fame Honors Bob Dylan Who: Scarlet Rivera, RamblinâÄô Jack Elliot, Maria Muldaur, John Koerner and Gene LaFond. When: Oct. 15, 8 p.m. Where: Dakota Jazz Club Cost: $40   ItâÄôs...

Canada can do music, eh? The country to the North has in fact established itself as a musical epicenter of sorts. Distinguished alternative acts such as Arcade Fire, Metric, and The New Pornographers have...

What: Dark Dark Dark âÄúWild GoâÄù album release show, When:Saturday, Oct. 2 6:00PM Where:First Ave., 701 First Ave. N Tickets:$10.00   The enigmatic orchestral popsters have done...

What: Studiiyo 23 Where:2319 Hennepin Ave S. Minneapolis, MN   Studiiyo 23 owner Moh Habib has 150 pairs of shoes. And no, he isnâÄôt trying to live out some deep-seated desire to identify...

There’s a certain brand of acoustic folk that has the power of mental transportation. It can provoke nostalgic recollection, introspective wandering and — in the case of Portland songstress...

What: Pale Rider Fashion Show Where: MN Fashion Atrium When: Friday, Sept. 24   Passive fashionistas, it’s MN Fashion Week. And while the chance to meet (and attempt to seduce) hot fashion...

For college students, the process of buying or ordering beer is typically one centered on expedience. It’s about getting drunk and avoiding bankruptcy — plain and simple. There’s nothing...

What: 501 Club Where: 501 Washington Ave. S   To the beer-loving, Dinkytowner-mourning youth of Minneapolis: a new Mecca sits but a few miles away, the 501 Club. Projecting the all-too--familiar...

From Here to There: Alec Soth’s America WHEN: Sept. 12 – Jan. 2 WHERE: Walker Art Center, 1750 Hennepin Ave.     Alec Soth is a curious man. Over the years he’s journeyed...